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Microsoft to Cut XBox Price to $149?

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the craaazy-savings dept.

BjB writes "According to a Dow Jones Newswire article, Microsoft plans on lowering the price of the XBox to $149 (from $179) at the beginning of April. This is to compete with the PlayStation 2, which currently remains at $179."

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  1. open source & unions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Q: What's the difference between open source zealots and labor unions?

    A: Open source doesn't hold loud protest picket lines outside the offices of those who choose proprietary.

  2. Your point being? by gumpish · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    anyone will be able to stroll into their local store and buy all three major consoles for the same price ($400 give or take a few dollars) as the Current Hotness Video Card (ATI 9800XT).

    And they would STILL be getting more value from the video card purchase. (Though I'd probably recommend the 9800 Pro for about half the cost.)

    No console game I've seen supports substantive user-created content (eg mods) and there are just some things that a mouse and keyboard will ALWAYS be better at. Plus you aren't stuck with low-res interlaced video. Yadda, yadda, "consoles suck", etc. (Yes, this is off-topic, but frankly parent post is flamebait.)